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This Weekend at LACMA: New Season of Jazz at LACMA, In Wonderland Final Week, Guy de Cointet Performance, Avant-Garde Animation, and More

This is Los Angeles, so there’s no reason to wait until summer to kick off an outdoor concert series: Jazz at LACMA is back for its twenty-first season! Every Friday at 6pm you’ll find excellent jazz right next to Chris Burden’s Urban Light and a stone’s throw from Ray’s and Stark Bar. It’s the perfect way to start your weekend—and it’s free. (Bonus: our galleries are free to all L.A. County residents after 5 pm, excluding In Wonderland.) Tonight the new season kicks off with the legendary Kenny Burrell and the Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra Unlimited. For a preview of the rest of the season, check out this interview with LACMA’s Director of Music Programs, Mitch Glickman on KJZZ.

Saturday morning in the Bing, check out the classic Indian film Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker), directed by and starring the legendary Raj Kapoor. Set in the circus, the colorful musical follows three loves of a clown, Raju, played by Kapoor. The screening is part of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and is free (though reservations are recommended).